Clevis.



MATI-IIAS PAVELETZ, OF CANBY, OREGON.

OLEVIS.

T0 all w7wm 'it may concem:

Be it known that 1, 1\IATI-IIAS PAVELETZ, a eitizen oft the Unitecl States, residing at- Canby, in the e0unty 0f Claekamas and Stute of Oregon, have inventecl certa.in new ancl useful lmprovements in Clevises, 0f Whieh ehe following is a specification.

This invention relates 130 clevises f0r plows, cultivators and the like and has f0r its object the provision 01 a eomparatively simple and thoro-ughly eflicient clevice of this ehzuaccer, the construction of whieh is such that a draft animal may be readily detached fro1n a plow in ease the animal becomes fractious er attempts 130 run away.

A further objeet is t0 proviole a elevis having a clraft bar pivotally mountecl thereon and normally helcl in closed 01' operative position by a spring loeking member, means being proviclecl for releasing saicl locking member when it is clesired 130 detach the draft animal.

A still further object of the invention is generally 150 improve this dass 0f devices, so as to increase their utility, durability anal eflieiency.

Further objects and aclvantages will appear in the following cleseription, it being 'unclersto-od thacvarious changes in forrn, proportions and minor details of eonstruction inay loe resortecl to within the scope of the appended claims.

F01 a full unclerstanding of the invention and the merits thereof, reference is to loe hacl t0 the following description and acco1n- 'panying drawing, in whieh:

Figure 1 is 21 perspective view of a clevis construeted in aceorclance with my invention, showing the same attache Eo the draft beam 0f a plow; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same, showing the locking memleer 01' lateh in enga,qementwith the draft bar; Fi 3 is a similar view, showing the locking member releasecl and the draft bar "swung downwarclly t0 inoperative position; Fig. 4 is a top plan view of Fig. l; Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse seetional view taken 0n tl1e line 5-5 of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrow.

Corresponcling ancl like parts are referrecl to in the following cles'eription and indicatecl in all the views 01: the clrawing by the same reference characters.

The improved elevis forming the subjeet matter of the present invention comprises an attaching me1nber including a vertieal Speeification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 24 1910.

Patenised. June 13, 1911. Serial N0. 583,698.

bar 01' stanclarcl 5 having spaeed arme 6 extencling laterally therefrom f01' engagement with tl1e opposite longitudinal eclges 015 a clrz1ft beam, inclicatecl at 7, and t0 which they a1e seculecl by a holt or si1nila1 fastening clevice 8.

Securecl to er formed integral with the arms 6 are segmental eross bars 9 euch having a series 0f openings 10 formecl therein ancl aclaptecl t0 reeeive a pin 11 by means 01 which the elevis may loe adjustecl laterally with respect t0 the clmft bean1 7 und securely l1elcl in acljustecl position.

Pivotally mountecl 011 the attaehing memb61' 5, is a clrafu bar 12 having its inner face provicled witl1 a series 01 notehes 13 adapced t0 receive tl1e attaching ring of a whilfletree 01 similar fastening clevice, inclicated at 14-. The lower end 0f the bar 5 is bifurcatecl to procluce spaeecl ears 15 between which is pivotally niounted ab 16, a lug 17 projecting laterally fronn the inner longitudinal eclge 0f the clraft bar 12 at the lower encl thereof, ms shown.

Seeurecl (o 01 formecl integral with the upper endof the bar 5, is a keeper 18, preferably in the form 0f a loop, the sicle W2LllS of' which 2ue extended downwardly to form spacecl armes 19 defining an intermediate recess for the reception of ehe end 0f tl1e adjacent attaching arm 6. The metal c0nstituting the body 01 the keeper 18 is cut er severecl at the arms 19 ancl thenee extendecl upwardly und coiled up0n itself t0 procluce oppositely disposed eyes 20 between whieh is pivotally mounted at 21, a loeking member 22. The loeking member 22 is preferably in tl1e form 01: a lever, one end of Whieh extends within t-he keeper 18 and is provicled wit-h a terminal tooth 23, the inner fae of which is inclined er bevelecl for engagement with the eorrespondingly inclined Wall 24: of a notch er recess formecl in the upper end of the draft bar 12, thus t0 hold the draft bar in closed 01 elevated osition under ordinary conclitions. The other end of the locking member 0r lever 22 is bent upwardly und provided with a terminal eye 25 to which is attaehecl one end of a eorcl, eable er other flexible element 26, the opposite end 0f which is extenclecl t0 tl1e handles of a plow er to a position within convenient reach 0f the operators seat when the clevis is usecl in eonnection with a eultivator, harrow 01 similar imple1nent, so that by exerting a, longitudinal pull on the oable26, the draft bar 12 1nay be swung downwardly to per1nit the release 01: the clraft animal.

Interposecl bet-ween tl1e arms 19 anal seourecl in any suitalole manner to the encl of the acljacen attaching arm 6, is one encl of a short bar 27, the opposite end of whioh is spaoecl fro1n t-he upper surface of rhe arm 6 ancl proviclecl with an upstancling boss 28 over which passes the lower convolution of a ooil spring 29, the upper convolution of saicl spring engaging a si1nilar boss 30 depencling fro1n the loclring 1ne1nber or leve1 22, as best shown in Fig. 2 of the clrawing. The spring 29 serves to normally ancl yielclably hold ehe tooth 23 of the locking momber in engage1nent with the clraft bar 12, while the free encl of the bar 27, being normally spaoed fro1n the attaohing arm 6, forms in efleota yielclable support for the lower encl o1 the spring, thereby to assist in retaining the locking men1ber in engagement With saicl clraftbar.

Attention is l1ere callecl to the fact tl1at the outer or olosecl encl of the loop or keeper 18 is inolinecl or bevelecl ab 31 so as 1:0 per- 1nit the clraft bar 12 to be swung upwarclly to olosecl position withoutbincling or weclging action between oho parts. Thus it will be seen that uncler orclinary conclitions the pull of the clraft ani1nal Will be exertecl 011 oho bar 12. Should the clraft ani1nal beoome unruly or atte1npt to run away 110W- ever, s1icl animal nmy los reaclily cletaohecl from the ploW und cultivacor, loy merely exerting a longitudinal pull on the cable 26 whioh releases the tooth 23 of the locking 1nember from engage1nent with t-l1e clrait bar, thus permitting said bar to swing downwardly to the position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing, as Will be reaclily umlerstood.

If desirecl tl1e bar 27 may be dispensed with and the spring 29 interposecl between the sind 30 and a sin1ilar stucl on the acljacent attaohing arm of the olevis, wichout departing from t-l1e spirit of the invention. Having thus clescribecl the invention, what is olaimed as new is:

l. A olevis inclucling an attaching momber, a substantially U-shapecl keeper carriecl loy the attaohing member, a clraft bar pivotally mountecl on saicl attaohing member anol movable to operative position within tl1e keeper, ancl a locking mernloer extencling Within saicl keeper ancl engaging the free. encl of saicl draft bar.

2. A olevis inclucling spacecl attaching 1nemloers for engagement with a clraft clevice, a substantially U-shapecl keeper cmriecl by the attaching rnembers, a draft bar pivotally mountecl on saicl attaching mombers and movablo to closecl position within the keeper, a locking member extencling Within the keeper ancl engaging the clmftbar, ancl means for tilting the locking momber, thereby to per1nit tl1e clraft bar 110 Swing clownwarclly to open position.

3. A olevis inolncling a stanclarcl l1aving spacecl attaching arnns seourecl thereto for engagemont Witli a clraft clevice, a keeper SCUTGL1 to the stanclarcl, 21 clraft bar pivolally mouniecl 011 the lower end o1 the stanclard ancl movable to olosecl position within tl1e keepor, a looking memloer pivotally 1nountecl 011 the keeper anal aclaptecl 10 engage the draft bar, a spring inter posed between che loclring 1nen1ber ancl one of tne attaching arme, anal means operatively connectocl with tl1e locking 1nemloor for disengaging the latter fron1 the clraft bar.

1. A clevis inoluding a stanclarcl hzwing its lowar end bifuroatecl ancl proviclecl with lalerally extencling ar1ns for engagement With a clraft clevice, a keeper securecl to t-l1e stanclarcl ancl proviclecl Wit-h spaoecl eyes, a rlraft bar pivotally mountecl in the bifurcatecl porrion of the stanclarcl, a. looking clevice pivoially 1nountecl between saicl eyes ancl aclaptecl to engage the draft bar for holrling said bar in closecl position, und means for clisengaging the looking clevice f1om the clraft bar, hereby Co permit t-l1e latter to 1nove clownwardly t0 open position.

5. A olevis including 21- stanclard having 1neans for attaclnnent to a draft clevioe, a keeper seourecl to the stanclarcl ancl proviclecl with spaoecl upstancling eyss, a clraft bar pivorally mountod on tl1e stzxnclarcl ancl having its free encl proviclecl W1tll anotch, a locking mernber pivotally 1nountecl between saicl eyes and hzwing one encl thereof' provicled with a clepencling tooth aclaptecl to engage t-he nocch, ancl means operatively connectecl with the other encl of the locking 1nember for releasing saicl looking rno1nber, thereloy to permit the clraft bar to move downwarclly to open position.

6. A olevis inclucling a stanclarcl having means for attachment to a clraft clevice, a bar oxtencling laterally fro1n one sicle of the standarcl ancl proviclecl with a boss, a clraft bar pivotally mountecl on the lower encl of the standarcl, a keeper seourecl to the standarcl ancl proviclecl witl1 spaced upstanding eyes, a locking member pivotally mounted bet-ween saicl eyes anal aclapted to engage the npper encl of the clraft bar, sai l looking member having one encl thereof bent up wzirclly ancl proviclecl with an eye and its lower longitudinal eclge formecl with a clepencling boss, a coil spring interposecl between tl1e boss on the locking 1nernber and the boss on saicl bar, and means engaging the eye of die looking member for releasing the latter" frorn engagernent with the draft bar.

7. A clevis inolucling a snpport having its lower encl bifurcated and proviclecl with spacecl attaohing arms for engagernent .with

a draft device, a keeper hzwing spaced bars secured to the opposite sides 035 the standard and defining an intermediate chamber, the f10nt 0f t-he keeper being inclined upwardly and the arms of said keeper being provided with spaced upstanding eyes, a bar seated in said chamber and provided with an upstanding boss, a locking member pivotally mounted between the eyes, a. draftbar pivotally mounted in the bifurcaced end 0f the standard und held in closed position by engagement with the locking member, a spring interposed between t-he boss and the lower edge of the locking member, and means operatively connected with said locking member for releasing the latter, thereby to permit the draft bar t0 swing downwardly t0 open position.

In testimony whereof, I afl"1x my signature in presence of two witnessesi MATHIAS PAVELETZ. [L. s.] Witnesses F. G. BUCI-IANAN, WILLIAM KNIGHT.

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